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Energy
Energy Unit
19
Science
8th Grade
12/03/2014

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Energy

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The ability to do work or cause change
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Kinetic Energy

 

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Energy that on opbject has due to its montion
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Gravitational Potential Energy

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Potential energy that depends on the height of an object
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Poteutial Energy

 

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Stored energy that results from the position or shape of and object
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Elastic Potential Energy

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The energy of stretched or compressed objects
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Mechanical Energy

 

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Kinetic or potrntial energy associated with the motion or postition of and object
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Thermal Energy

 

 

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The total potential and kinetic energy of the Particles in an object
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Electrical Energy

 

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The energy of electric charges
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Chemical Energy

 

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The potential energy stored in chemical energy stored in chemical bonds
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Energy Transformation

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The potential energy stored in chemical energy stored in chemical bonds
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Neuclear Energy

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The potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
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Electromagnetic Energy

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The energy of light and other forms of radiationa
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Law of Conservation of Energy

 

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The rule that energy connot be created or destroyed
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Fossil Fuel

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A material such as coal that forms over millions of years from the remains ofancient plants and animals; burned to release chemical energy
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Combustion

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The process of burning a fuel to produce thermal energy
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Conduction

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The  transfer of heat from one particle of matter to another
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Radiation

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The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
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Conductor

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A material that conducts heat well
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Insulator

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A material that does not conduct with heat well
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